Lido Finance Joins Balancer Alliance as Second Member
Lido Finance Joins Balancer Alliance as Second Member
🤝 Lido Enters The Alliance
Lido Finance has joined the Balancer Alliance, marking a significant development in DeFi collaboration. Key points:
- Lido will receive 17.5% of their pools protocol fees in veBAL
- This grants them governance power and emissions influence
- Partnership strengthens liquidity for wstETH
The announcement follows the recent launch of wETH/wstETH Boosted Pool on Balancer v3, featuring:
- Integration with Aave lending markets
- 100% ETH exposure
- Dual rewards system (BAL + wstETH)
- Enhanced liquidity efficiency through Boosted Pools technology
Learn more about the pool: Balancer Medium
The Balancer Alliance welcomes its second member: @LidoFinance. They’ll earn 17.5% of their pools’ protocol fees, converted into veBAL - securing governance power and emissions influence while deepening liquidity for one of DeFi’s most important assets: wstETH.
We’re thrilled to welcome @LidoFinance to the Balancer Alliance. As the largest liquid staking protocol, Lido’s commitment to decentralization and liquidity innovation makes them a natural fit for the Alliance. Here’s what this means 👇
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